Oh, Precious, I Miss You

"Vienna, My City of Dreams" - Sieczynski

Oh what I would give if I could relive those days in Vienna again
The spell of romance, the thrill of the dance, live on like a lovely refrain
The thousand delights of magical nights I spent in your starlight that gleams
I'm living till when I'm with you again Vienna my city of dreams
I hear you calling me, lovely Vienna so gay, so free
City of love and sparkling wine, you're such a part of this heart of mine
I hear you calling me, beckoning out of the used to be
Someday the dream that I dream may come true, and I'll come back to you
I hear you calling me, beckoning out of the used to be
Someday the dream that I dream may come true, and I'll come back to you

Look, Love Lad...

"I Bid You Goodnight" - Aaron Neville

You will never, ever see this, I know. But if you do...take this advice. Please.

Lay down my dear brother lay down and take your rest
I want to lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you but Jesus loves you best
I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
Lay down my dear brother lay down and take your rest
I want to lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you but Jesus loves you best
I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
I bid you goodnight, goodnight, goodnight
One of these mornings bright and early and soon goodnight
Now they're pickin' up the spirit to the shore beyond goodnight
Go walking in the valley of the shadow of death goodnight
He's riding a staff gonna comfort me goodnight
Join the wise there's a soul to find goodnight
Lord send a fire not a flood next time goodnight
To leave for the ark that wonderful boat goodnight
She really loaded down getting water to float goodnight
Now pray for the beast at the ending of the world goodnight
He loved the children that would not be good goodnight
I remember rather well, I remember right well goodnight
I went walking to Jerusalem just like John
Goodnight goodnight goodnight
Lay down my dear brother lay down and take your rest
I wanna lay your head upon your saviour's breast
I love you but Jesus loves you best
I bid you goodnight goodnight goodnight
I bid you goodnight goodnight goodnight

Partly True, Anyway

"Girlfriend" - Avril Lavigne

About 25% true, really. Maybe 15%.

I Know it's Not on Purpose

"Piece of my Heart" - Janis Joplin

For Many

This is for a lot of people, at different times. Tonight, it's for the youngest ones. Perhaps I'll post it again when it's for someone else.

"I Will Remember You" - Sarah McLaughlin

I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Remember the good times that we had
I let them slip away from me when things got bad
How clearly I first saw you smiling in the sun
Wanna feel your warmth upon me, wanna be the one
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standing on the edge of something much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much but cannot say a word
Though we are screaming inside we can't be heard
But I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
I'm so afraid to love you but more afraid to lose
Clinging to a past that doesn't let me choice
Once there was a darkness
A deep and endless night
You gave me everything you had
Oh you gave me life
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
And I will remember you
Will you remember me?
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories
Weep not for the memories

A Long-Ago Memory

"I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder

Just another memory...

For the Kids who Sit Outside

"Let the Sunshine In" - Hair

I Do Try.

"Sweet Escape" - Gwen Stefani

Because I am sorry. And I have not been a good girl.

After All This Time

"Fire and Rain" - James Taylor

Just yesterday morning they let me know you were gone
Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
I walked out this morning and I wrote down this song
I just can't remember who to send it to
I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend but I always thought that I'd see you again
Won't You look down upon me Jesus You gotta help me make a stand
You just gotta see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
I won't make it any other way
Oh I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend but I always thought that I'd see you again
Been walking my mind to an easy time my back turned toward the sun
Lord knows when the cold wind blows it'll turn your head around
But there's hours of time on the telephone line to talk about things to come
Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground
Oh I've seen fire and I've seen rain
I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend but I always thought that I'd see you again

I Suppose It Was Inevitable

"The End of the Innocence" - Don Henley

Remember when the days were long and rolled beneath a deep blue sky
Didn't have a care in the world with mommy and daddy standin' by
But "happily ever after" fails and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers dwell on small details since daddy had to fly
But I know a place where we can go that's still untouched by men
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by and the tall grass wave in the wind
You can lay your head back on the ground and let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense but this is the end
This is the end of the innocence
O beautiful, for spacious skies but now those skies are threatening
They're beating plowshares into swords for this tired old man that we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales
The lawyers clean up all details since daddy had to lie
But I know a place where we can go and wash away this sin
We'll sit and watch the clouds roll by and the tall grass wave in the wind
Just lay your head back on the ground and let your hair spill all around me
Offer up your best defense but this is the end
This is the end of the innocence
Who knows how long this will last now we've come so far, so fast
But somewhere back there in the dust that same small town in each of us
I need to remember this so baby give me just one kiss
And let me take a long last look before we say goodbye
Just lay your head back on the ground and let your hair fall all around me
Offer up your best defense but this is the end
This is the end of the innocence

Rainbow Banners & Spotlight

"Memory" - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats

Daylight
See the dew on the sunflower and a rose that is fading
Roses whither away like the sunflower
I yearn to turn my face to the dawn
I am waiting for the day
Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight the withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan
Memory
All alone in the moonlight I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
Let the memory live again
Every streetlamp seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Somoene mutters and the streetlamp glutters
Soon it will be morning again
Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of the new life
And I mustn't give in when the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin
Burn out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
The streetlamp dies
Another night is over
Another day is dawning
Touch me it's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my day in the sun
If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun

Summer of '06, Really

"Summer of '69" - Bryan Adams

I got my first real six string
Bought it at the five and dime
Played it till my fingers bled
It was the summer of '69
Me and some guys from school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit, Jody got married
I should have known we'd never get far
Oh but when I look back now
The summer seemed to last forever
And if I had the choice
Yeah I'd want to always be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use complaining when you got a job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drive-in
And that's when I met you
Standing on your mama's porch you told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69
Man we were killin' time we were young and restless
We needed to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever
Forever no
And now the times are changing
Look at everything that's come and gone
Sometimes I still play that old six string
Think about you wonder what went wrong
Standing on your mama's porch you told me it would last forever
Oh the way you held my hand I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of '69

i miss u 2

"Thumbelina" - The Pretenders

Hush little baby don't you cry
When we get to Tuscon you'll see why
We left the snowstorms and the thunder and rain
For the desert sun we're gonna be born again
What's important in this world
A little boy a little girl
Hush little darling go to sleep
Look out the window and count the sheep
That dot the hillsides and the fields of wheat
Across America as we cross America
What's important here today
The broken line on the highway
All the love in the world for you girl
Thumbelina in a great big scary world
All the love in the world for you girl
Take my hand we're gonna make it through this world
Hush little baby my poor little thing
You've been shuffled about like a pawn wedding ring
It seems strange love was here then gone
And the Oklahoma sunrise becomes the Amarillo dawn
What's important in this life
Ask the man who's lost his wife

For Lyndon

"Chiquitita" - ABBA

Chiquitita tell me what's wrong
You're enchained by your own sorrow
In your eyes there is no hope for tomorrow
How I hate to see you like this
There is no way you can deny it
I can see that you're oh so sad so quiet
Chiquitita tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you broken, a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita
So the walls came tumbling down
And you're love's a blown out candle
All is gone and it seems too hard to handle
Chiquitita tell me the truth
There is no way you can deny it
I can see how you're oh so sad so quiet
Chiquitita you and I know
How the heartaches come and they go and the scars they're leaving
You'll be dancing once again and the pain will end
You will have no time for grieving
Chiquitita you and I cry
But the sun is still in the sky and shining above you
Let me hear you sing once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita
Try once more like you did before
Sing a new song Chiquitita

Just You Wait

"It's a Thin Line Between Love and Hate" - The Pretenders

It's a thin line between love and hate
It's a thin line between love and hate
It's five o'clock in the morning
And you're just getting in
You knock on the front door
And a voice sweet and low says
Who is it?
She opens up the door and lets you in
Never once asks where have you been
She says are you hungry?
Did you eat yet?
Let me hang up your coat
Pass me your hat
All the time she's smiling
Never once raises her voice
It's five o'clock in the morning
You don't give it a second thought
It's a thin line between love and hate
It's a thin line between love and hate
The sweetest woman in the world
Could be the meanest woman in the world
If you make her that way
You keep hurting her
She'll keep being quiet
She might be holding something inside
That'll really, really hurt you one day
I see her in the hospital
Bandaged from foot to head
In a state of shock
Just that much from being dead
You couldn't believe the girl
Would do something like this, ha
You didn't think the girl had the nerve
But here you are
I guess action speaks louder than words
It's a thin line between love and hate
It's a thin line between love and hate

Not I.

"Poison" - Alice Cooper

For personal reasons [mostly that it's my damn blog and I feel like it, but also due to certain emotions it raises in me], this has to be posted as a video, not lyrics.

Community Involvement

"Pick a Little, Talk a Little" - Merdith Wilson, The Music Man

Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more
Professor, her kind of woman doesn't belong on any committee.
Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but she advocates dirty books.
Dirty books?!
Chaucer
Rabelais
Balzac!
And the worst thing
Of course, I shouldn't tell you this but
The man lived on my street, let me tell
Stop! I'll tell.
She made brazen overtures to a man who never had a friend in this town till she came here.
Oh, yes
That woman made brazen overtures
With a gilt-edged guarantee
She had a golden glint in her eye
And a silver voice with a counterfeit ring
Just melt her down and you'll reveal
A lump of lead as cold as steel
Here, where a woman's heart should be!
He left River City the Library building
But he left all the books to her
Chaucer
Rabelais
Bal-zac!
Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep, talk a lot, pick a little more Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep
Pick a little, talk a little, cheep

Enlightened Living

"Another Brick in the Wall, Parts 1 & 2" - Pink Floyd

When we grew up and went to school
There were certain teachers who would hurt the children anyway they could
By pouring their derision upon anything we did
Exposing any weakness however carefully hidden by the kids
But in the town it was well known
When they got home at night their fat and psychopathic wives
Would thrash them within inches of their lives
We don't need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
We don't need no education
We don’t need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone!
All in all it's just another brick in the wall.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall.
Wrong, Guess again!
Wrong, Guess again!
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding.
How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?
You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds, stand still laddie!

Solace, In the Form of My Two Favourites

"Drift Away" - Dobie Gray

Day after day I'm more confused
Yet I look for the light through the pouring rain
You know that's a game that I hate to lose
And I'm feeling the strain
Ain't it a shame?
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Beginning to think that I'm wasting time
I don't understand the things I do
The world outside looks so unkind
And I'm counting on you to carry me through
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
And when my mind is free
You know a melody can soothe me
And when I'm feeling blue
The guitar's coming through to soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you're giving me
I want you to know I believe in your song
And rhythm and rhyme and harmony
You help me along
You're making me strong
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Give me the beat boys and free my soul
I wanna get lost in your rock-n-roll and drift away
Won't you take me
Take me

"Marrakesh Express" - Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies
Ducks and pigs and chickens call
Animal carpets wall-to-wall
American ladies five foot tall in blue
Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind
Had to get away to see what we could find
Hope the days look bright ahead
Bring us back to where they've led
Listen up to what's been said to you
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
They're taking me to Marrakesh
All aboard that train
All aboard that train
I've been saving all my money to take you there
I smell the garden in your hair
Take the train from Casablanca going south
Blowing smoke rings from the corner of my mouth
Coloured cottons hang in the air
Charming cobras in the square
Striped djellebas we can where at home
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
They're taking me to Marrakesh
All aboard that train
All aboard that train
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express?
They're taking me to Marrakesh
All aboard that train
All aboard that train

Et Tu?

"In Another World" - Joe Diffe

Thumb suck high in the air
Destination anywhere this road decides to go
Underneath the desert sky
I find a place to hide and rest my weary bones
This underpass will shade the heat
And as my mind drifts off to sleep
There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare in your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight in the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You're letting me know that for all my life
You will always be my only girl
But that's another place and time
Back when you were mine
In another world
A car stops way up ahead
I climb inside her hair is red
I thank her for the ride
She talks the miles away
I nod and smile and try to say anything to be polite
But as the darkness ends the day
Another voice whispers my name
There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare in your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight in the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You're letting me know that for all my life
You will always be my only girl
But that's another place and time
Back when you were mine
In another world
There you are with your hair all down
And your feet are bare in your cotton gown
What a beautiful sight in the moonlight
The way you're looking at me with your loving eyes
You're letting me know that for all my life
You will always be my only girl
But that's another place and time
Back when you were mine
In another world

The True Love of My Love

"What I Did for Love" - A Chorus Line

If you're familiar with A Chorus Line, and you know what this song actually means, you know that it must be performed. Typing the lyrics simply does not encompass the pain, the hope, the nostalgia, the excitement, and the unnamed emotions that go into this song - and into every second on the stage.

For Mandy, Remember 7th Grade Spectrum?

"Anything But You" - Annie

Together at last!
Together for ever!
We're tying a knot,
They never can sever!
I don't need sunshine now,
To turn my skies at blue --
I don't need anything but you!
You've wrapped me around
That cute little finger.
You've made life a song .....
You've made me the singer!
And what's the bathtub tune
You always "Bu-Bu-Boo?"
Bu-Bu-Bu
Anything but you
Yesterday was plain awful
You can say that again
Yesterday was plain awful
But that's
Not now
That's then
I'm poor as a mouse,
I'm richer than Midas.
But nothing on earth
Could ever divide us!
And if tomorrow
I'm an apple seller, too--
I don't need anything but you!

For My Bosom Buddy; It's Still Our Song

"Bosom Buddies" -Mame

We'll always be bosom buddies,
Friends, sisters and pals;
We'll always be bosom buddies,
If life should reject you,
There's me to protect you.
If I say that your tongue is vicious,
If I call you uncouth;
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will sit down and tell you the truth.
Tho' now and again I'm aware that my candid opinion may sting,
Tho' often my frank observation might scald;
I've been meanin' to tell you for years
You should keep your hair natural like mine.
If I kept my hair natural like yours, I'd be bald.
But darling,
We'll always be dear companions,
My crony,
My mate;
We'll always be harmonizing,
Orphan Annie and Sandy,
Like Amos and Andy.
If I say that your sense of style's as far as off as your youth;
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will tell you the whole stinkin' truth.
Each time that a critic has written, "Your voice is the voice of a frog!"
Straight to your side to defend you I rush;
You know that I'm there ev'ry time that the world makes and unkind
remark.
When they say "Vera Charles is the world's greatest lush!"
It hurts me!
And if I say your fangs are showing,
Mame, pull in your claws,
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will notice the obvious flaws!
I feel it's my duty to tell you it's time to adjust to your age;
You try to be "Peg O' My Heart", when you're "Lady Macbeth."
Exactly how old are you, Vera? The truth!
Well, how old do you think?
I'd say somewhere in between forty and the death!
But sweetie,
I'll always be Alice Toklas,
If you'll be Gertrude Stein.
And tho' I'll admit I've dished you,
I've gossiped and gloated,
But I'm so devoted.
And if I say that sex and guts made you into a star,
It's simply that who else but a bosom buddy
Will tell you how rotten you are.
Just turn your bosom buddy
For aid and affection,
For help and direction,
For loyalty, love and for sooth!
Remember that who else but a bosom buddy
Will sit down and level
And give you the devil,
Will sit down and tell you the truth!

For: Being a Good Friend : ) [Check Bounced]

"Makes Me Wonder" - Maroon 5

I wake up with blood-shot eyes
Struggled to memorize
The way it felt between your thighs
Pleasure that made you cry
Feel so good to be bad
Not worth the aftermath, after that
After that
Try to get you back
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a fuck about you
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to try
(Yeah)
So this is goodbye
God damn my spinning head
Decisions that made my bed
Now I must lay in it
And deal with things I left unsaid
I want to dive into you
Forget what you're going through
I get behind, make your move
Forget about the truth
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a fuck about you
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference,
It even makes a difference to try
And you tell me how you feelin
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye
I've been here before
One day I wake up
And it won't hurt anymore
You caught me in a lie
I have no alibi
The words you said don't have a meaning
Cause
I still don't have the reason
And you don't have the time
And it really makes me wonder
If I ever gave a fuck about you
and I...And so this is goodbye
Give me something to believe in
Cause I don't believe in you anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference,
It even makes a difference to try
And you tell me how you feelin
But I don't believe it's true anymore
Anymore
I wonder if it even makes a difference to cry
(Oh no)
So this is goodbye
So this is goodbye, yeah

Secret Threat?

"Creature of the Night" - Rocky Horror Picture Show

I was feeling done in
Couldn't win
I'd only ever kissed before
You mean she?
Uh huh
I thought there's no use getting
Into heavy petting
It only leads to trouble
And seat wetting
Now all I want to know
Is how to go
I've tasted blood and I want more
More, more, more!
I'll put up no resistance
I want to stay the distance
I've got an itch to scratch
I need assistance
Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night
Then if anything grows
While you pose
I'll oil you up
And rub you down
Down, down, down!
And that's just one small fraction
Of the main attraction
You need a friendly hand
And I need action
Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night
Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night
Oh, touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me
I wanna be dirty
Thrill me, chill me, fulfill me
Creature of the night

Why??

"Something Wonderful" - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, The King and I

This is a man who thinks with his heart
His heart is not always wise
This is a man who stumbles and falls
But this is a man who tries
This is a man you'll forgive and forgive
And help and protect as long as you live
He will not always say
What you would have him say
But now and then he'll say something wonderful
The thoughtless things he'll do
Will hurt and worry you
Then all at once he'll do something wonderful
He has a thousand dreams
That won't come true
You know that he believes in them
And that's enough for you
You'll always go along
Defend him when he's wrong
And tell him when he's strong
It is wonderful
He'll always need your love
And so he'll get your love
A man who needs your love can be wonderful

Ibid.

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

Is this the real life
Is this just fantasy
Caught in a landslide
No escape from reality
I'm just a poor boy
I need no sympathy
Because I'm easy come easy go
Little high little low
Mama just killed a man
Put a gun against his head
Pulled the trigger
Now he's dead
Mama life had just begun
Now I've gone and thrown it all away
Mama oo-oo-oo
Didn't mean to make you cry
If I'm not back again this time tomorrow
Carry on carry on
Like nothing really matters
Too late my time has come
Send shivers down my spine
Body's aching all the time
Goodbye everybody
I've got to go
Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth
Mama oo-oo-oo
I don't want to die
I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all
I see a little silhouette of a man
Scaramouch Scaramouch will you do the fandago
Thunderbolts and lightning
Very very frightening me
Galileo (Galileo) Galileo (Galileo) Galileo figaro
Magnifico
I'm just a poor boy
Nobody loves me
He's just a poor boy from a poor family
Spare him his life from this monstrosity
Easy come, easy go, will you let me go
Bismillah! No, we will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let him go!) Bismillah! We will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go
(Let me go) Will not let you go (Let me go) Ah
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
(Oh mama mia, mama mia) Mama mia, let me go
Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me
So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye
So you think you can love me and leave me to die
Oh, baby, can't do this to me, baby,
Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here
Nothing really matters, Anyone can see,
Nothing really matters,
Nothing really matters to me
Any way the wind blows

Part Memory, Part Anticipation, Part Ridiculously Futile Fantasy

"Paradise by the Dashboard Lights" - Meatloaf

I remember every little thing
As if it happened only yesterday
Parking by the lake
And there was not another car in sight
And I never had a girl
Looking any better than you did
And all the kids at school
They were wishing they were me that night

And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C'mon! Hold on tight!
C'mon! Hold on tight!

Though it's cold and lonely in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light

Ain't no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed

Ain't no doubt about it
Baby got to go and shout it
Ain't no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed

Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely dressed

Baby doncha hear my heart
You got it drowning out the radio
I've been waiting so long
For you to come along and have some fun

And I gotta let ya know
No you're never gonna regret it
So open up your eyes I got a big surprise
It'll feel all right
Well I wanna make your motor run

And now our bodies are oh so close and tight
It never felt so good, it never felt so right
And we're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife
C'mon! Hold on tight!
C'mon! Hold on tight!

Though it's cold and lonley in the deep dark night
I can see paradise by the dashboard light
Paradise by the dashboard light

You got to do what you can
And let Mother Nature do the rest
Ain't no doubt about it
We were doubly blessed
Cause we were barely seventeen
And we were barely--

We're gonna go all the way tonight
We're gonna go all the way
And tonight's the night...
Radio Broadcast:
Ok, here we go, we got a real pressure cooker
going here, two down, nobody on, no score,
bottom of the ninth, there's the wind-up and
there it is, a line shot up the middle, look
at him go. This boy can really fly!
He's rounding first and really turning it on
now, he's not letting up at all, he's gonna
try for second; the ball is bobbled out in center,
and here comes the throw, and what a throw!
He's gonna slide in head first, here he comes, he's out!
No, wait, safe--safe at second base, this kid really
makes things happen out there.
Batter steps up to the plate, here's the pitch--
he's going, and what a jump he's got, he's trying
for third, here's the throw, it's in the dirt--
safe at third! Holy cow, stolen base!
He's taking a pretty big lead out there, almost
daring him to try and pick him off. The pitcher
glance over, winds up, and it's bunted, bunted
down the third base line, the suicide squeeze in on!
Here he comes, squeeze play, it's gonna be close,
here's the throw, there's the play at the plate,
holy cow, I think he's gonna make it!
Stop right there!
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further--!

Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife?
Do you love me!?
Will you love me forever!?
Do you need me!?
Will you never leave me!?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life!?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife!?
I gotta know right now
Before we go any further
Do you love me!!!?
Will you love me forever!!!?

Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
And I'll give you my answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
And I'll give you my answer in the morning

Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
And I'll give you my answer in the morning

I gotta know right now!
Do you love me?
Will you love me forever?
Do you need me?
Will you never leave me?
Will you make me so happy for the rest of my life?
Will you take me away and will you make me your wife?
I gotta know right now!
Before we go any further
Do you love me?
And will you love me forever?

Let me sleep on it
Baby, baby let me sleep on it
Let me sleep on it
And I'll give you my answer in the morning
Let me sleep on it!!!

Will you love me forever?

Let me sleep on it!!!

Will you love me forever!!!

I couldn't take it any longer
Lord I was crazed
And when the feeling came upon me
Like a tidal wave
I started swearing to my god and on my mother's grave
That I would love you to the end of time
I swore that I would love you to the end of time!

So now I'm praying for the end of time
To hurry up and arrive
Cause if I gotta spend another minute with you
I don't think that I can really survive
I'll never break my promise or forget my vow
But God only knows what I can do right now
I'm praying for the end of time
It's all that I can do
Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time with you!!!

It was long ago and it was far away
and it was so much better than it is today

It never felt so good
It never felt so right
And we were glowing like
A metal on the edge of a knife

Productive Work

"Back on the Chain Gang" - The Pretenders

I found a picture of you
Oh Oh Oh Oh
What hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past
We've been cast out of
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Now were back in the fight
We're back on the train
Oh back on the chain gang
A circumstance beyond our control
Oh Oh Oh Oh
The phone, the TV and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies
Put us back on the train
Oh back on the chain gang
The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part
I found a picture of you
Oh Oh Oh Oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part
Oh Oh Oh Oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
Now we're back on the train
Oh back on the chain gang

For Memories' Sake

"Delta Dawn" - Tanya Tucker

Delta Dawn
What's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky
She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her baby
All the folks 'round Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks downtown with a suitcase in her hand
Lookin' for a mysterious dark-haired man
In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
Promised her he'd take her for is bride
Delta Dawn
What's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say
He was meetin' you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky

And For the Best Friend I've Ever Known...

"Me and Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin

Busted flat in Baton Rouge
Waitin' for a train
With a feeling as faded as my jeans
Bobby thumbed the diesel down
Just before it rained
He rode us all the way to New Orleans
And I pulled my harpoon
Out of my dirty red bandana
I was playing soft while Bobby sang the blues
Na-na
Windshield wipers slappin' time
I was holdin' Bobby's hand in mine
We sang every song that driver knew
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Nothin', I mean nothin' honey if it ain't free
And feelin' good was easy, ya-huh, when he sang the blues,
Yeah, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun
Yeah Bobby held the secrets of my soul
Through all kinds of weather
Do everything when we're done
Yeah Bobby baby kept me from the cold
One day up near Salinas, Lord, I let him slip away
He's looking for that home and I hope he finds it
But I'd trade all of my tomorrows
For one single yesterday
To be holding Bobby's body next to mine
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose
Nothin', I mean nothin' honey if it ain't free
And feelin' good was easy, ya-huh, when he sang the blues,
Yeah, feelin' good was good enough for me
Good enough for me and my Bobby McGee
La-da-da La-da-da-da La-da-da da-da da-da
La-da-da da-la-da la-da, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-la-da-la-da La-da-la-da-da
La-da-la-da-la-la, Bobby McGee, yeah
La-da-da La-da-da La da-da La da-da
La-da-da La da-da La da-da
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah
Lo-da-lo da-la-lo-da-la
Lo-da-la-lo da-la-lo la-la-lo la-la-lo la-la
Hey, my Bobby, Lord, my Bobby McGee, yeah
Lord, I call him my lover, I call him my man,
I said I call him my lover, did the best I can, c'mon
Hey my Bobby now, hey now Bobby McGee, yeah

But Am I Ready to Let Go?

"Photograph" - Nickelback

Look at this photograph
Every time I do it makes me laugh
How did our eyes get so red
And what the hell is on Joey's head
This is where I grew up
I think the present owner fixed it up
I never knew we ever did without
The second floor is hard for sneaking out
And this is where I went to school
Most of the time had better things to do
Criminal record says I broke in twice
I must have done it half a dozen times
I wonder if it's too late
Should I go back and try to graduate
Life's better now then it was back then
If I was them I wouldn't let me in
Oh-oh-oh, oh, God, I know
Every memory I'm looking out the backdoor
I had the photo albums spread out on the bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory I'm walking out the front door
I found the photo of the person I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Remember the old arcade
Blew every dollar that we ever made
The cops hated us hanging out
They said somebody went and burned it down
We used to listen to the radio
Sing along with every song we know
We said someday we'd find out how it feels
To sing to more than just the steering wheel
And Kim's the first girl I kissed
I was so nervous that I nearly missed
She's had a couple of kids since then
I haven't seen her since God knows when
Oh-oh-oh, oh, God, I know
Every memory I'm looking out the backdoor
I had the photo albums spread out on the bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory I'm walking out the front door
I found the photo of the person I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
If I could relive those days
I know the one thing that would never change
Every memory I'm looking out the backdoor
I had the photo albums spread out on the bedroom floor
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye
Every memory I'm walking out the front door
I found the photo of the person I was looking for
It's hard to say it, time to say it
Goodbye, goodbye

Missing You All...

"So Far Away" - Carole King

So far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
Doesn't help to know
You're just time away
Long ago I reached for you and there you stood
Holding you again could only do me good
How I wish I could
But you're so far away
One more song about movin' along the highway
Can't say much of anything that's new
If I could only work this life out my way
I'd rather spend it being close to you
But you're so far away
Doesn't anybody stay in one place anymore
It would be so fine to see your face at my door
But you're so far away

You Don't Have to Like It, But...

"As Long as He Needs Me" - Lionel Bart, Oliver!

As long as he needs me
Oh yes he does need me
In spite of what you see
I'm sure that he needs me
Who else would love him still
When they'd been used so ill
He knows I always will
As long as he needs me
I miss him so much when he is gone
But when he's near me I don't let on
The way I feel inside
The love I've got to hide
The hell, I've got my pride
As long as he needs me
He doesn't say the things he should
He acts the way he thinks he should
But all the same I'll play this game his way
As long as he needs me
I know where I must be
I'll cling on steadfastly
As long as he needs me
As long as life is long
I'll love him right or wrong
And somehow I'll be strong
As long as he needs me
If you are lonely then you will know
When someone needs you
You love them so
I won't be betray his trust
Though people say I must
I've got to stay true just
As long as he needs me

Roll Tide

"Deacon Blues" - Steely Dan

This is the day of the expanding man
That shape is my shape,
There where I used to stand
It seems like only yesterday I gazed through the glass
At ramblers, wild ramblers
That's all in the past
You call me a fool
You say it's a crazy scheme
This one's for real
I already bought the dream
So useless to ask me why
Throw a kiss and say goodbye
I'll make it this time
I'm ready to cross that fine line
I'll learn to work the saxophones
I'll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They've got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
My back to the wall
A victim of laughing chance
This is for me the essence of true romance
Sharing the things we know and love
With those of my kind
Libations, sensations that stagger the mind
I crawl like a viper
Through these suburban streets
Make love to these women
Languid and bittersweet
I'll rise when the sun goes down
Cover every game in town
A world of my own
I'll make it my home sweet home
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They've got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
This is the night
Of the expanding man
I take one last drag as I approach the stand
I cried when I wrote this song
Sue me if I play too long
This brother is free
I'll be what I want to be
I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whiskey all night long
And die behind the wheel
They've got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

One of the Top Two Happiest Days of My Life

I've been saving all my money just to take you there; I smell the garden in your hair...

To My Aunt and Uncle, Whom I Have Gone Too Long Without Seeing

"Masterpiece" - Carolyn Dawn Johnson

There were forty little houses in a place they called High River
And everyone knew Tim since the day he was born
He was a little different
Some might call it slow
But when Nellie moved to town
She saw his heart of gold

They found each other and never spent another day apart
Whoever would have dreamed
In his quiet eyes she'd find the piece
To make her life complete

Oh you could say it was a work of art
Like someone took a brush and painted their hearts
Together they made such a beautiful thing
And oh if there was anything that they could do right
It was painting love in the perfect light
So we could see
That love is a masterpiece

Yeah
Well Tim always had a little trouble with letters and numbers
So Nellie paid the bills and read all the mail
No one worked harder for miles around
Tim was the best farmhand and Nellie was proud

A year went by of saving their nickels and dimes
They had a little boy
They named him Daniel
And he became there pride and joy

Oh you could say it was a work of art
Like someone took a brush and painted their hearts
Together they made such a beautiful thing
And oh if there was anything that they could do right
It was painting love in the perfect light
So we could see that love is a masterpiece

Everybody said that they were so close to heaven
That they didn't have far to go
Somehow it all made sense that they all went together
That night on that dark road

Oh you could say it was a work of art
Like someone took a brush and painted their hearts
Together they made such a beautiful thing
And oh if there was anything that they could do right
It was painting love in the perfect light
So we could see
That love is a masterpiece

Yeah, yeah, yeah
Love is a masterpiece
Yeah
Love is a masterpiece
Love is a masterpiece
Love is a masterpiece
Hooh
Love is a masterpiece
Love is a masterpiece

Decision Making

"I Wonder (Departure)" - ABBA

This park and these houses, old streets I have walked
Everything dear, will it be here
One day when I am returning
My friends will get married, have children and homes
It sounds so nice, well-planned and wise
Never expecting surprises

I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing
I wonder, it scares me
But who the hell am I if I don't even try
I'm not a coward
Oh no, I'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong

My friends and my family, this dull little town
Buses I've missed, boys that I've kissed
Everything old and familiar

I wonder, it's frightening
Leaving now, is that the right thing
I wonder, it scares me
But who the hell am I if I don't even try
I'm not a coward
Oh no, I'll be strong
One chance in a lifetime
Yes I will take it oh yes
Yes I will take it, it can't go wrong